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 | 东西 | | dōng-xī | 名 | | | 1 east and west: | | | 东西方对抗 West-East confrontation | | | 东西方关系 West-East relations |
| 2 from east to west: | | | 这地方东西三里， 南北五里。 This district is three li across from east to west and five li from north to south. |
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| 东西 | | dōngxi | 名 | | | 1 thing: | | | 她买东西去了。 She's out shopping. or She's gone shopping. | | | 他收拾好东西就走了。 He packed his things and left. | | | 一成不变的东西是没有的。 Nothing is immutable. | | | 分析形势要注意全局性的东西。 When analysing a situation, pay attention to things that affect it as a whole. |
| 2 [referring to a person or animal] thing; creature: | | | 这小东西真可爱。 What a sweet little thing! | | | 真不是东西！ What a despicable creature! |
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